Holy Family High School
Loyalty Through Service
School type	Private
Established	1945
Principal	Rev. Fr. Swamy
Students	Approx. 2,600
Board	S.S.C.
Location	Mahakali Caves Road Andheri (East) Mumbai 400 093  India

Holy Family High School

Holy Family High School is a private Jesuit boys school located in the suburb of Andheri (East) in Mumbai, India. It is a primary and secondary education school, providing education from upper kindergarten or first standard (grade) through tenth standard. While the school primarily is English-medium, there is also a smaller Marathi-medium section that runs in parallel from the fifth to the tenth standard. Image File history File links HFHS_Mumbai_Logo. ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Secondary School Certificate, also known as SSC, is a public examination taken by students in Bangladesh, Pakistan and in the states of Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Goa in India after successfully completing at least ten years of schooling. ... , “Bombay” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (900x600, 122 KB) Summary Title: Holy Family High School (Mumbai, India) Building Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (900x600, 122 KB) Summary Title: Holy Family High School (Mumbai, India) Building Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... Andheri (Marathi: अंधेरी) is a suburb of Mumbai city. ... , “Bombay” redirects here. ... Medium of instruction is the language that is used in teaching. ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ...

History

The following is a list of the historical events associated with the school in order of their occurrence:

• Holy Family High School was started in 1944 as a parish institution in an old single-storied structure by Fr. Denzil Keating S.J. The school's first headmistress was Miss Maud D'Costa.
• In 1963, a new school building adjoining the Holy Family Church was inaugurated.
• A few years later, it was felt that the building then was insufficient to cater to the growing number of parishioners. A decision was made to sell the building and construct a more spacious one with its own playground on a plot of land not too far away.
• On 22 October 1985, Fr. Lisbert D'Souza, S.J. (Provincial Superior of the Bombay Jesuit Province) blessed the foundation stone of this new school building.
• On 16 July 1988, His Lordship, Bishop Ferdinand Fonseca, blessed the new school building.
• On 7 January 1989, under the tenure of Fr. Tony J. D'Souza S.J. as vicar, and Fr. Francis Gonsalves, S.J. as principal, the new school building was formally inaugurated by His Eminence Simon Cardinal Pimenta, the archbishop of Bombay.

First structure (1945)

Old logo

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50th anniversary

In 1995, the school celebrated its 50th anniversary. There was a grand celebration to mark the event, including a massive display of fireworks. Among the many present were several of the school's ex-principals. A time capsule containing fifty years of school information was buried at the foot of the Holy Family statue to be reopened in the year 2045. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... A time capsule is a historic cache of goods and/or information, usually intended as a method of communication with people in the future. ... 2045 (MMXLV) will be a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Discipline

Many of the school's principles were known to use harsh and strict discipline methods. Rev Fr. Valero Aleu, S.J. (1971-74,Joe D'Abreo, S.J. (1974-77) were known to use caning to punish students on a very frequent basis. Rev. Fr. Joaquim Mascarenhas, S.J. used a rope whip on students. Such harsh and painful punishment was not protested by parents of that era.

Girl Students

The school had girl students for a few years. Some of them were admitted for year 11 and 12 science and commerce streams. Earlier in the schools history girls were also accepted at lower levels.

Policies

In 2004, the school put into effect a ban on the use of plastics by its students. Students are not allowed to bring in items made of plastic, especially plastic bags. This was done due to the environmental concerns associated with the use of most plastics.^[1] This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

List of principals

• Rev. Fr. Denzil Keating, S.J. (1944-49)
• Rev. Fr. Julius Gomes, S.J. (1949-51)
• Rev. Fr. Fred Britto, S.J. (1951-52)
• Rev. Fr. H Jiminez, S.J. (1952-60)
• Rev. Fr. Basil Fernandes, S.J. (1960-66)
• Rev. Fr. Joe D'Abreo, S.J. (1966-68)
• Rev. Fr. Henry D'Cruz, S.J. (1968-70)
• Rev. Fr. Percy D'Souza, S.J. (1970-71)
• Rev. Fr. Valero Aleu, S.J. (1971-74)
• Rev. Fr. Joe D'Abreo, S.J. (1974-77)
• Rev. Fr. Joaquim Mascarenhas, S.J. (1977-80)
• Rev. Fr. Sebastian Fernandes, S.J. (1980-82)
• Rev. Fr. Joaquim Mascarenhas, S.J. (1982-86)
• Rev. Fr. Edmund Carrasco, S.J. (1986-88)
• Rev. Fr. Francis Gonsalves, S.J. (1988-90)
• Rev. Fr. Tony Fonseca, S.J. (1990-95)
• Rev. Fr. Joaquim Mascarenhas, S.J. (1995-98)
• Rev. Dr. Fr. Francis Swamy, S.J. (1998-present)

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References

1. ^ Rodericks, Indira. "'No Plastics' Zone", Cybernoon, 2004-07-01. Retrieved on 2007-01-04. 

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External links

• Holy Family High School (informal)
• Holy Family Church
• Holy Family High School Parent-Teacher Association